There is no denying that Captain John Smith led an extraordinary ... would be provided with food. Smith spent the summer of 1608 mapping the Chesapeake Bay region and searching for gold and ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is now coastal ... in what is now Virginia. Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown ...

The Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it's been in a long time, according to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The center's 2024 Report Card gave the bay a C+ ...

Published in the journal Estuaries and Coasts, the study leveraged long-term satellite observations to map out heat waves over 20 years. The data revealed that on average, the Chesapeake Bay ...

Through his proposed “skinny budget,” which outlines White House priorities, advocates worry that President Donald Trump has signaled that federal funding for the Chesapeake Bay is at risk.

Progress in teaching environmental education in Maryland has rebounded after a slight decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The program's Environmental ...

I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay, spending my early years hunting, fishing and learning from the natural world around me. That foundation led me to a career in environmental science, serving over ...

This documentary about Smith Island features Mary Ada and Dwight Marshall whose lives personify the Chesapeake Bay’s seafood-harvesting culture and history, and their four children who chose to ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed several bills into law, including the Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act. The Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act aims to improve water quality, promote regenerative agriculture ...

Power of the Paddle chronicles Chris Hopkinson's physical and mental ambition as he travels the 240-mile length of the Chesapeake Bay via paddleboard to raise funding and awareness for oyster ...

John B. Vance, 93, of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away on May 8, 2025. Born February 5, 1932, in Harrisonburg Virginia to the late Olia Whitesell Vance and Esther Marguerite Bowman Vance.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation outlined its efforts to improve the region’s waterways during a trip along the Hampton River Wednesday as it also discussed the need for ...